Prva Petrova poslanica 3
Upute ženama
1 I vi se, žene, pokoravajte svojim muževima, čak i ako vam muž ne prihvaća Radosnu vijest. Vaš će ih pobožan život pridobiti snažnije od riječi
2 kad vide vaše čisto, pobožno ponašanje.
3 Ne kitite se upadljivim frizurama, zlatnim nakitom ni skupom odjećom.4 Budite lijepe iznutra, neprolaznom ljepotom, blagoga i smirenog duha. To je dragocjeno u Božjim očima.5 Time su se nekoć kitile svete žene. Pouzdavale su se u Boga i pokoravale se svojim muževima.
6 I Sara se pokorila Abrahamu i nazvala ga svojim gospodarom. Njezine ste kćeri činite li dobro ne bojeći se nikakva zastrašivanja.
Upute muževima
7 Muževi, budite obzirni prema svojim ženama kao prema slabijem spolu. Iskazujte im poštovanje kao subaštinicama Božje milosti i vječnoga života jer vam inače molitve neće biti uslišane.
Odnos prema braći
8 I na koncu, budite svi jednodušni, puni suosjećanja, bratske ljubavi, milosrđa i poniznosti.
9 Ne uzvraćajte zlo za zlo i ne vraćajte uvredu za uvredu. Umjesto toga blagoslivljajte, jer ste na to pozvani, da baštinite blagoslov!
10 "Tko želi uživati u životu
i doživjeti sretne dane,
neka suspregne svoj jezik od zla,
a usne da ne govore laži!11 Neka se kloni zla i neka čini dobro.
Neka se trsi živjeti u miru s drugima.12 Oči Gospodnje bdiju nad pravednicima
i uši mu spremno slušaju njihove molbe,
ali Gospodin okreće svoje lice
od onih koji čine zlo."
Trpljenje zbog dobra
13 Tko će vam nauditi ako se trudite činiti dobro?14 Ali ako i trpite zbog toga što činite dobro, blago vama! Bog će vas za to nagraditi. Zato se ne dajte zastrašiti ni smesti.15 Morate, naprotiv, štovati Krista kao Gospodara svojeg života. Upita li vas tko zašto vjerujete i u što se nadate, budite spremni odgovoriti,16 ali obzirno i s dužnim poštovanjem. Neka vam savjest bude čista, da se oni koji o vama zlo govore postide kad vidite kakvim uzornim životom u Kristu živite.
17 Jer ako je već Božja volja da patite, bolje je da trpite zato što ste činili dobro, nego zato što ste činili zlo.
18 I Krist je jednom umro zbog grijeha, pravedan za nepravedne, da nas privede k Bogu. Iako mu je tijelo bilo mrtvo, Duh ga je oživio.19 I u duhu je posjetio duhove u tamnici i propovijedao im,20 i to onima koji su u Noino doba bili nepokorni Bogu iako ih je Bog strpljivo čekao dok je Noa gradio lađu. Samo je osmero ljudi spašeno od smrti u potopu.
21 Slika je to krštenja, koje vas spašava silom uskrsnuća Isusa Krista. Krštenje nije pranje tjelesne nečistoće. Ono je Bogu upućena molitva za dobru savjest.
22 A Krist je uzišao na nebo i sjedi zdesna Bogu pošto su mu se pokorili svi anđeli, sve vlasti i sile.
1 Peter 3
Wives and Husbands
1 In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands. Then,t even if some are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without a word by the way you live,t2 when they see your pure and reverent conduct.t3 Let yourt beautyt not be external – the braiding of hair and wearing of gold jewelryt or fine clothes –4 but the inner persont of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.5 For in the same way the holy women who hoped in God long ago adorned themselves by being subject to their husbands,6 like Sarah who obeyedt Abraham, calling him lord. You become her childrent when you do what is good and have no fear in doing so.t
7 Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as the weaker partnerst and show them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. In this way nothing will hinder your prayers.t
Suffering for Doing Good
8 Finally, all of you be harmonious,t sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.9 Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead blesst otherst because you were called to inherit a blessing.
10 For
the one who wants to love life and see good days must keepthis tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.
11 And he must turn away from evil and do good;
he must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord aretupon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil.s
13 Fort who is going to harm you if you are devoted to what is good?14 But in fact, if you happen to suffers for doing what is right,t you are blessed. But do not be terrified of themtor be shaken.s15 But set Christs apartt as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.t16 Yet do it with courtesy and respect,t keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you.t
17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if God wills it,t than for doing evil.
18 s Because Christ also suffereds once for sins,
the just for the unjust,s
to bring you to God,
by being put to death in the flesh
butt by being made alive in the spirit.s
19 In itt he went and preached to the spirits in prison,s
20 after they were disobedient long agot when God patiently waitedt in the days of Noah as an ark was being constructed. In the arkt a few, that is eight souls, were delivered through water.21 And this prefigured baptism, which now saves yout – not the washing off of physical dirtt but the pledget of a good conscience to God – through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
22 who went into heaven and is at the right hand of Godt with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.t